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Tag: Ravana

Laaye Sanjeevan Lakhan Jiyaye

This is the narration of the two instances from Ramayana where the mighty Hanuman uprooted a mountain from the Himalayas and brought it all the way to Lanka to save the life of his dear Rama and Lakshmana. Read on to find out more…

Ravana Humbled – Part III

This is the third story in the series Ravana Humbled where Ravana is humbled by a mere monkey. Ravana was once flying across Kishkinda in his Pushpak. As he was deciding to land, he saw the monkey king Vali sitting on a rock facing the river Pampa and offering his morning prayers. Ravana landed at a […]

Ravana Humbled Part II

Last week, we saw the story of Ravana being humbled by a God. This week we shall see the story of Ravana being humbled by a man. Now, there was this great king by name Kartavirya Arjuna who was a really strong and powerful king. He is said to have had a thousand hands. Once […]

Ravana Humbled – Part I

Ravana was the unparalleled king of Lanka. He had the whole wealth of the world and the beings of the three worlds were at his beck and call. This, made him very arrogant. On three occasions, however, Ravana was humbled, interestingly, by three different beings: God, man and animal. The first episode we are going […]

The story of Jaya and Vijaya

Jaya and Vijaya were the Gatekeepers at Vaikuntha, the abode of Lord Vishnu. The gatekeepers were called Dwara Paalakas. Dwara is gateway in Sanskrit and the keepers (Security) were called Dwara Paalakas. One day, the four sages, Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanatkumara, who were called collectively as the Sanatkumaras, came to visit Lord Vishnu at […]

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